TI YA DO SA

I.M Lieve Suys

Compulsory work 2020 - category A1 - EMJ Neerpelt
for children's choir Music & Lyrics:
Jan Hendrik Van Damme

h = 90

=œ =œ =œ =œ =œ =˙
(horse-clap)

„ 12 −− Ι œœœ œœœ Œ −−
tutti

œ œ
‚ ‚
ε
cha r l r l cha cha cha l r b b

∀∀soli 1 2 1 2
% œœœœœ œ œ œ 1 œ œ œ œ 1 œœœœœ œ œ œ 1 œ œ œ œ 1
3 soli tutti tutti

; ; ; ; ; ; ; ;
* ti ya do sa * ti ya do sa

∀∀ soli2
% 1 œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ 11 œ œ œ œ 12 œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ 11 œ œ œ œ 12
7 tutti soli tutti

; ; ; ; ; ; ; ;
ο ε
* ti ya do sa * ti ya do sa

=œ =œ =œ =œ =œ =˙
(horse-clap)

2 −
„1 −Ι œ œ œ œ œ œ Œ −− 11
11

œ œ
‚ ‚
ε
cha b r l r l cha cha cha l r b b

,̇ ,̇
∀ 1
tutti soli tutti

4 4 5 1
% ∀ 1 −− ˙˙ ˙˙ 1 µ ˙˙˙ ˙˙˙ ˙˙ ˙˙˙ ˙˙ 3 œ œ− œ− œ− œ− 3 œ œ− œ− œ œ− œœ 1
13

− ,
* ti ya do sa ti ya do sa
2 TI YA DO SA

,̇ ,̇
∀∀ 1
soli

% 1 ˙˙ ˙˙ 31 µ ˙˙ ˙˙ ˙ œ˙˙ œ 34 œ œ− œ− œ− œ− œ− œ− œ− œ œ −− 12
17

˙ ˙ ˙ − −
* ti ya do sa ti ya do sa

tutti

2 œ ˙ œ œ œ ˙ œ ˙ œ œ œ ˙
21

„1 œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ
ο
b l r b l r l r l r b l r b l r l r l r

œ ˙− œ ˙− 4
25

„ w− w− 3
(hum) (hum)
% „ %
œ œ w− œ œ w−
π
l l l l m r r r r m

− − − − tutti − − − − soli − − − − tutti − − −

molto accelerando

∀∀ 4 œ µ œ −
soli

% 3 ˙ œœ œ œœ œ œ œ œ˙ µ œ œœ œ œœ œ œ
29

˙ œ
œ œœ œ ˙ œ
œ œœ œ
ƒ
ti ya do sa ti ya do sa ti ya do sa ti ya do sa

− − − − − −
(h = 150)

∀∀ œ µ œ − − − − − −
soli tutti soli

œœ œ œ˙ µ œ œœ œ 3
% ˙ œœ œ œœ
33

˙ œ œœ œœ œœ 1
ti ya do sa ti ya do sa ti ya do sa

˘
h = 90
Τ
ritenuto

∀∀ 3
tutti
− −
œ œ Œ
% 1 œ˙ ˙˙
36

œ œœ ˙ œœ œœ

3 ∑ Τ
ti ya do sa

Œ Œ œ Œ
36

„ 1
=
œœ

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rlr
TI YA DO SA
Instructions
1. Body percussion

l: left hand/foot
r: right hand/foot
b: both hands/feet
pronunciation of “cha”: https://youtu.be/O8pWB-Bk95E
horse-clap: https://youtu.be/XJKpbFgku2s

2. Lyrics
* = make your own lyrics, suitable for the language of the children. This can be jabber talk or real
words. Note: all singers should be singing the same text, the same vowels and consonants. Notes,
rhythms and beats in the score may not be changed.
Pronunciation of “ti ya do sa”
ti: like in “tee”, or check https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eDUDsK3X9Ls
ya: like in “ya”, or check https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vCFIs7_KfH4
do: like in “Dover” or check https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PUHrwk2jlWA
sa: like in “sad” or check https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NgJPU-UUFLE

3. Groups
The conductor has to decide on the crew of soli and tutti
soli: This should be at least 1/3 of the whole choir, never “solo”. It is preferable that this are
other children per passage.
tutti: This can be the whole choir, or the remaining 2/3, or being different per passage.
I.M. Lieve Suys (Dendermonde, January 1, 1940 - Antwerp, March 8, 2019)
Lieve Suys inspired me, at the age of six, to become a musician.
In 2012 she premiered my cantata “Kus”, for youth choir with three equal voices, soprano, two boy-
soprano’s and four-handed piano

Lieve Suys
Under the impulse of her father, organist in her hometown of Dendermonde, Lieve Suys became
fascinated by music and theater at a young age. She studied at the Royal Flemish Conservatory in
Antwerp, where she won first prizes for elocution, piano and chamber music and certificates for piano
accompaniment and elocution for singers. She studied singing with Maria Verhaert. At the Mozarteum
she perfected herself in piano and singing; she took conducting courses with Gottfried Wolters, Laszlo
Heltay and Hans Swarowsky.
As a singer, conductor, piano accompanist and
performing artist, she has participated in
numerous performances at home and abroad. In
addition, she was a teacher at the Higher Institute
of Dramatic Art in Antwerp for many years and a
teacher at music academies, 30 of which in
Merksem. In 1978 she founded the renowned
Merksems children's choir, later known as Scaldis
Cantat. Under her leadership, it became an
excellent choir that was sometimes asked to
perform with professional ensembles. The choir
won a first prize "cum laude" at the famous International Music Festival in Neerpelt and made various
concert tours abroad. From 1995 Lieve Suys also worked as a vocal accompanist at the musicals of
the Ballet of Flanders and from 2000 she held a similar position at Studio 100. As a dedicated singing
teacher and choir conductor she has put many young singers on the right path to a professional career.
Jan De Wilde